There are currently two options for at-home flu testing. Here's what you need to know. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) Many Americans have become accustomed to swabbing their ...

These days, many people use at-home COVID-19 tests when they feel ill, rather than going out to get tested by a professional. (That’s when they bother to test at all.) But for all their convenience, ...

Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the National Institutes of Health, through its Variant Task Force, analyzed the effectiveness of more than ...

If you've recently been exposed to COVID-19 or are showing symptoms, you might head to your bathroom cabinet to grab an at-home test. One quick step you should take before beginning (in addition to ...

Doctors sometimes use tests for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to make or confirm a diagnosis. Here’s a look at the different kinds. There are two main kinds of RSV tests: rapid (antigen) and ...

Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and national security, PCR ...